1. Socioeconomic Monitoring and USFS Collaboratives Jonathan Kusel, Ph.D.

2. Sierra Institute’s frames of reference for Socioeconomic Monitoring (SEM) Sierra-to-California All-Lands Enhancement CA Collaboratives unpacking the “how to” and implications of SEM Recent National Study of CFLR SEM Defining Local/Local Contracting Individual SEM contracts Dinkey Creek CFLR Burney-Hat CFLR

4. Similarities & Differences Status Who? Area of Analysis As of Spring, 2015

8. P HASE I P ROJECT T ASKS Background research & indicator design Stakeholder Assessment/Interview key informants Establish advisory body Background research/expert interviews Develop a Stakeholder report Workshop to further develop and select among proposed indicators Final indicator and measures selection Products: Stakeholder report; draft list of proposed indicators

9. Social and Economic Conditions and Trends Conditions Indicators Measures

10. Socioeconomic Health and Impoverishment IndicatorsMeasures Income & PovertyMedian household income Personal wage and transfer income % Households receiving public assn income % of Student on Free and Reduced Lunch Programs

11. Demographics Indicators and Measures Total population by age Population by age groups School enrollment by grade

12. P HASE II A P ROJECT T ASK D ATA A SSESSMENT AND A NALYSIS Populate data sets Analyze data Community/Partner workshop to share data and analysis; Products: Socioeconomic report on measures and analysis of findings

17. 2. Defining Local

19. P HASE II B P ROJECT T ASK D ATA A SSESSMENT AND A NALYSIS Discuss/Explore how Collaborative projects can affect/respond to socioeconomic issues of concern Work with Forest Service and Partnership to develop responsive work or manner of work (e.g., local contracts) Products: Development of a responsive CFLRP program of work

22. “Although the agency has a number of authorities to support this [preference for local contractors], we have not been consistent, nor as assertive as we should be, to use them to support our local communities.” -Randy Moore Regional Forester Pacific Southwest Region

23. P HASE III P ROJECT T ASK C ONTINUED S OCIOECONOMIC MONITORING Continued tracking and monitoring of data Community/Partner workshops to discuss findings and local implications Continued work with the Collaborative about how CFLRP work can more effectively respond to socioeconomic issues of concern

24. “The intent of the study and reports is to support collaborative discussions and decisions related to defining “local” and identifying acquisition methods and processes that can increase the potential of local contractors being selected.” -Randy Moore Regional Forester Pacific Southwest Region

25. Adaptive Planning & Adaptive Mgmt USFS Policies, authorities, and support Size of contracts Weight and criteria of “local” preference Collaborative processes Communication Decision making

26. Socioeconomic Monitoring and USFS Collaboratives Jonathan Kusel, Ph.D. jkusel@sierrainstitute.us 530.284.1022